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English Short Stories

story on kindness

An Indian king rewarding a humble village tailor after stitching a button, moral story scene.
Moral Stories
ESS Editorial

Let the Almighty Give in His Own Way

Reading Time: 2 minutesOnce upon a time, there was a wise and just king who often travelled from village to village to listen to the problems of his people. His fairness and dedication were known far and wide. One day, while on one such visit, a small thing happened that would become a

Old Indian man boarding a late-night train in Mumbai rain, holding chai from a stranger glowing with light.
Inspirational Stories
ESS Editorial

The Last Train to Mumbai

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Mumbai rains had a way of washing the colour out of the world, leaving behind a canvas of slick grey roads and hazy orange streetlights.For Arvind, standing alone on the near-empty platform of Dadar Station, it felt as though the universe mirrored the stillness in his heart. At seventy-two,